Foras Na Fuaime
Multidisciplinary artist & field recordist from the west of Ireland.
Her focus lies in the creation of work that challenges our auditory perception, activating our senses and creating sonic dialogues that open us up to other ways of experiencing and connecting with the world around us.
This is articulated through sculptural forms, installation, composition, radio art, sonic publication, collective sound experiences and performance.
The foundation of her practice is field recording. She also frequently uses transmission as a portal to fuse ideas on real & imagined pasts, found sounds, lost rituals, possible futures, and alternate realities.
She is inspired by the philosophies of composer Pauline Oliveros who viewed listening as activism and the power of sound and sounding as a catalyst for engagement, attunement and change.
Her practice has been enhanced over the years by engagements with and learning from leading practitioners in areas from field recording & electroacoustic composition to experimental electronic builds & technical aspects of installation, they include, Jana Winderen, Christina Kubisch, Chris Watson, Beatriz Ferreyra & Ernst Karel of Harvard’s Sound Lab.
Due to her interests in community making and DIY electronics she has also been selected to attend workshops based on the construction of experimental sound devices from the Rijksakademie, Amsterdam to The Onassis Stegi in Athens.
Her sculptural work is elaborated through a wide range of collaborative and sonically interactive forms which led to Anne Marie being awarded a studio and support from the National Sculpture Factory in Cork for 2023 for work showcased as part of the Galway International Arts Festival 2023.
Her ongoing collaboration with artist Rachel Doolin as Oscillithic has also led to them being offered the inaugural National Sculpture Factory Research Residency award for 2024. They also were granted a residency to further there work in Sìm, Iceland funded by the European Union & Goethe Institut - Culture Moves Europe - Mobility Scheme for the month of April 2024.
She was an artist in residence with The Guesthouse Project Cork In-house 2 program for 18 months. This has led to engagements with other artists from different disciplines and has been a catalyst for the advancement of experimental ideas. This also resulted in the collective taking up a residency on Cape Clear island for the month of November , called Expanded Island which will result in a collective exhibition of works in early summer 2024.
Anne Marie has been kindly supported by
The Arts Council Of Ireland, The European Union & Goethe Institut Culture Moves Europe Mobility Award, Galway County Council, Galway City Council, Galway International Arts Festival.